Where does “juoppohullu” come from?

juoppohullu (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoppo, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

juoppohullu (Finnish): One suffering of delirium tremens

Definitions

  1. One suffering of delirium tremens

Ancestry of “juoppohullu”, step by step

juoppohullu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juoppo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjuoppoA drunkard
2Finnishjuodato drink
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish hullu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhullucrazy, mad, insane; A crazy, mad or insane...
2Proto-Finnichullucrazy, mad
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joodak →Every word from Finnish juoda →